| 1 | <HTML>
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| 2 | <!-- This file is part of the HTML Reference Library ('HTMLib') -->
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| 3 | <!-- It should not be used outside of the HTMLib package -->
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| 4 | <!-- The HTMLib is © 1995-1998 Stephen Le Hunte -->
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| 5 | <!-- htmlib@htmlib.demon.co.uk -->
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| 6 | <HEAD>
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| 7 | <LINK REL="stylesheet" HREF="../style.css" TYPE="text/css">
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| 8 | <TITLE><COMMENT></TITLE>
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| 9 | </HEAD>
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| 10 | <BODY TOPMARGIN="0" BGCOLOR="#FFFFE0" TEXT="#000000">
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| 11 |
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| 12 | <CENTER>
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| 13 | <SPAN CLASS="NSRtitle"><COMMENT...></SPAN>
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| 14 | </CENTER>
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| 15 |
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| 16 | <P>The <CODE><COMMENT></CODE> element can be used to 'comment' out text. As such, it is similar to the <CODE><A HREF="../Text_Formatting/comment.htm"><!-- ... --></A></CODE> element.
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| 18 | <P>Any text placed between the <CODE><COMMENT></CODE> and <CODE></COMMENT></CODE> elements will not render on the screen, allowing comments to be placed in HTML documents.
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| 19 |
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| 20 | <SPAN CLASS="egcode">
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| 21 | <BLOCKQUOTE>
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| 22 | <CODE><STRONG><COMMENT></STRONG>This text won't render.<BR>
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| 23 | I can say what I like here, <BR>
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| 24 | it wont appear<STRONG></COMMENT></STRONG><BR>
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| 25 | </CODE>
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| 26 | </BLOCKQUOTE>
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| 27 | </SPAN>
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| 29 | <P>Would not render on the screen.
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| 31 | <P><STRONG><EM>NOTE : </EM></STRONG>This element is only supported by the <STRONG>Internet Explorer</STRONG> and <STRONG>Mosaic.</STRONG>
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| 33 | <P><A NAME="TITLE"><SPAN CLASS="attr">TITLE</SPAN></A>="informational ToolTip"<BR>
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| 34 | The <STRONG>Internet Explorer</STRONG> 4.0 (and above) specific <CODE>TITLE</CODE> attribute is used for informational purposes. For the <CODE><COMMENT></CODE> element, the <CODE>TITLE</CODE> attribute maybe useful for providing information to authors.
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| 36 | <P><A NAME="LANG"><SPAN CLASS="attr">LANG</SPAN></A>="language setting"<BR>
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| 37 | The <CODE>LANG</CODE> attribute can be used to specify what language the <CODE><COMMENT></CODE> element is using. It accepts any valid ISO standard language abbreviation (for example <CODE>"en"</CODE> for English, <CODE>"de"</CODE> for German etc.) For more details, see the <A HREF="../Document_Localisation/ov.htm" TITLE="View the HTML localisation topic">Document Localisation</A> section for more details.
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| 38 |
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| 39 | <P><A NAME="ID"><SPAN CLASS="attr">ID</SPAN></A>="Unique element identifier"<BR>
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| 40 | The <CODE>ID</CODE> attribute can be used to either reference a unique style sheet identifier, or to provide a unique name for the <CODE><COMMENT></CODE> element for scripting purposes. Any <CODE><COMMENT></CODE> element with an <CODE>ID</CODE> attribute can be directly manipulated in script by referencing its <CODE>ID</CODE> attribute, rather than working through the <A HREF="../Scripting_Reference/allcol.htm" TITLE="View the All collection topic">All collection</A> to determine the element. See the <A HREF="../Scripting_Reference/ov.htm" TITLE="View the Scripting Introduction topic">Scripting introduction</A> topic for more information.
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| 41 |
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| 42 | <P><HR WIDTH="75%" ALIGN="center">
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| 44 | <P><A NAME="SCRIPTING">Every</A> <CODE><COMMENT></CODE> element in a document is an object that can be manipulated through scripting. Note that scripting of the <CODE><COMMENT></CODE> element/object is only supported by <STRONG>Internet Explorer</STRONG> 4.0 in its <A HREF="../Dynamic_HTML/dhtml.htm" TITLE="View the Dynamic HTML Overview">Dynamic HTML</A> object model. <STRONG>Netscape</STRONG> does not support direct scripting of the <CODE><COMMENT></CODE> element at all.
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| 46 | <P><A NAME="COMMENT_Properties" TITLE=""><STRONG><CODE><COMMENT...></CODE> Properties</STRONG></A><BR>
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| 47 | The <CODE><COMMENT...></CODE> element/object supports some of the standard <A HREF="../Dynamic_HTML/dhtml.htm" TITLE="View the Dynamic HTML overview topic">Dynamic HTML</A> properties (i.e. <SPAN CLASS="attr">document</SPAN>, <SPAN CLASS="attr">id</SPAN>, <SPAN CLASS="attr">isTextEdit</SPAN>, <SPAN CLASS="attr">lang</SPAN>, <SPAN CLASS="attr">parentElement</SPAN>, <SPAN CLASS="attr">parentTextEdit</SPAN>, <SPAN CLASS="attr">sourceIndex</SPAN>, <SPAN CLASS="attr">tagName</SPAN> and <SPAN CLASS="attr">title</SPAN>). Details of these can be found in the <A HREF="../Dynamic_HTML/dhtmlp.htm" TITLE="View the standard Dynamic HTML Properties topic">standard Dynamic HTML properties</A> topics.
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| 49 | <P><A NAME="COMMENT_Methods" TITLE=""><STRONG><CODE><COMMENT...></CODE> Methods</STRONG></A><BR>
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| 50 | The <CODE><COMMENT...></CODE> element/object supports some of the standard <A HREF="../Dynamic_HTML/dhtml.htm" TITLE="View the Dynamic HTML overview topic">Dynamic HTML</A> methods (i.e. <SPAN CLASS="attr">click</SPAN>, <SPAN CLASS="attr">contains</SPAN>, <SPAN CLASS="attr">getAttribute</SPAN>, <SPAN CLASS="attr">removeAttribute</SPAN>, and <SPAN CLASS="attr">setAttribute</SPAN>). Details of these can be found in the <A HREF="../Dynamic_HTML/dhtmlm.htm" TITLE="View the standard Dynamic HTML Methods topic">standard Dynamic HTML Methods</A> topics.
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| 52 | <P><A NAME="COMMENT_Events" TITLE=""><STRONG><CODE><COMMENT...></CODE> Events</STRONG></A><BR>
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| 53 | The <CODE><COMMENT...></CODE> element/object supports no events.
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| 54 |
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| 55 | <P>
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| 56 |
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| 57 | <P ALIGN="right" CLASS="copyright">© 1995-1998, Stephen Le Hunte</P>
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| 58 | </BODY>
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| 59 | </HTML>
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